DarthPenguin Posted April 17 Author Posted April 17 It's great to hear about the Judo class, DP. Happy for you. I know I look forward to my one Aikido class per week. It's inserted a freshness to my training that I haven't experienced in years.Definitely, i really enjoyed it plus i think it will help my bjj massively. Not jsut from the obvious addition of throws but the different mentality on the ground. I can often fall into the trap of being too reactive on the ground and not forcing the pace. Judo guys are totally not like that - i commented to the instructor that their class newaza pace was more like our competition / competition class pace! That can't do anything but help me longer term i think
DarthPenguin Posted April 29 Author Posted April 29 Monday 15 AprilLifting SessionPushed for time here so just got main lift in plus one accessorySeated overhead press20kg x 525kg x 530kg x 537.5kg x 345kg x 350kg x 7Triceps overhead extension (did as a drop set to get most in i could to short time)45kg x 840kg x 635kg x 630kg x 625kg x 820kg x 815kg x 810kg x 16
DarthPenguin Posted April 29 Author Posted April 29 Tuesday 16 AprilLifting SessionTrap Bar Deadlift70kg x 780kg x 390kg x 3102.5kg x 5117.5kg x 3130kg x 5Incline Barbell Bench42.5kg x 1242.5kg x 1242.5kg x 12Straight arm rope pulldown40kg x 1240kg x 1240kg x 12Stopped there as was feeling a little funny in my tailbone region post deadlifts. Looked it up and it is more of a stretching issue. Inj a sign of overreaction i have ordered myself a sturdy looking folding roman chair to work on my lower back strength just in case!
DarthPenguin Posted April 29 Author Posted April 29 Saturday 20 AprilLifting SessionDidn't want to do anything involving tailbone stress as feeling mostly better and didn't want to chance itBench press20kg x 540kg x 550kg x 360kg x 570kg x 377.5kg x 6These felt food. Decided that as main lift done i would call it there just to be ultra safe
DarthPenguin Posted April 29 Author Posted April 29 Tuesday 23 AprilLifting SessionEverything feeling normal again so back to full sessionSquat20kg x 540kg x 560kg x 3722.5kg x 580kg x 390kg x 5was pleased with these as depth was as low as i can physically manage. Have added some mirrors to wall in home gym that i can see when i squat to make sure i don't underdo depth!Band assisted pull up (20kg band)3 reps3 reps3 repsCable chest flyes (weight is per hand)15kg x 1515kg x 1515kg x 15Cable pull through25kg x 1030kg x 1035kg x 10thought i would add these in for more posterior chain work. I liked them so will keep them in though need to work out appropriate weight to use!Single arm reverse triceps pushdown (reps = L + R)15kg x 2215kg x 2215kg x 22KB Turkish get up8kg x 2 (per side)8kg x 2 (per side)also added these in as not done for a long time. Not as smooth as i would have liked but will try to add them in
DarthPenguin Posted April 29 Author Posted April 29 Wednesday 24 AprilKarate SessionWarms ups as per usualKihonWorked on grading required kihon, seemed to go smoothlyKataWorked every kata from Kihon Kata to Bassai Dai. Couple of minor points to work on (emphasising change of eye location at one point etc) but none of them were recurring ones which is good!KumiteLots of kumite. Worked several rounds of jiyu ippon kumite and then jiyu kumite. Went smoothly i think though the CI is wanting us to all go in a LOT harder : i landed a couple of blows to one of the Black belts that were 'tocuh contact' which is the usual requirement and was forcefully told to hit them with a lot more power! Slightly unusual for a shotokan class i think but i enjoyed it!
DarthPenguin Posted April 29 Author Posted April 29 Friday 26 AprilLifting SessionSeated Overhead press20kg x 525kg x 530kg x 340kg x 547.5kg x 352.5kg x 8Barbell Zercher quat superset with dips57.5kg x 557.5kg x 557.5kg x 5Am enjoying these. Feeling them nicely in upper backband assisted dips (with 20kg band)4 reps4 reps4 repsSingle arm preacher cable curl (reps are total L+R) superset with triceps pushdowns25kg x 2025kg x 2025kg x 20these are beginning to get a lot tougher now, will take a while to move past 25kg per hand i think, which is good!Triceps straight bar pushdown50kg x 1050kg x 1050kg x 10KB Snatch (reps are tptal L + R)16kg x 1616kg x 1616kg x 16These felt good. Not done for too long but weather is nice enough i could step out and do them (the ceiling isn't quite high enough for me to snatch a KB in my home gym)
DarthPenguin Posted May 9 Author Posted May 9 Tuesday 30th AprilLifting SessionTrap Bar Deadlift70kg x 580kg x 592.5kg x 5107.5kg x 5120kg x 11Incline Barbell Bench Press (superset with pulldown)45kg x 1245kg x 1245kg x 12Straight arm pulldown with rope45kg x 1045kg x 1045kg x 10Cable Reverse Curl (superset with triceps pushdowns)20kg x 1020kg x 1020kg x 10Triceps straightbar pushdown50kg x 1050kg x 1050kg x 10KB snatch (reps = L+R)16kg x 2016kg x 2016kg x 20
DarthPenguin Posted May 9 Author Posted May 9 Wednesday 1 MayKarate SessionWarm upsWe went straight into kumite drills. Working gyaku tsuki from static positions then moving, hitting opponent in stomach. Not full power to stomach but controlled contact. Worked quite a few rounds of this then some jiyu kumite.Moved onto kata after this and worked through all katas from kihon kata to bassai daiReally good class - enjoyed it a lot
DarthPenguin Posted May 9 Author Posted May 9 Thursday 2 MayJudo sessionReally good class though a tough one. Warm ups included carrying someone down the length of the mats (the mats are three competition sized matted areas in a row) on your back and also carrying them on your shoulders in a firemans carry. I had to do it with another guy who is 100kg+ so it was pretty tough!We then worked O-Goshi and a variant where you grab over the shoulder rather than around waist (can't remember the name!). We then got out crash mats and started working more throws: ura-nage, te-guruma , koshi guruma (i get the names mixed up as new but one was the standing firemans carry and the other one is the almost reverse version), o-goshi. Was fun though a heavy session. Split into two mats: one for the bigger people (with 4 of us) and one for the lighter guys (with about 9). So we had lots more reps to carry out since the longer line took more time!Finished with a few rounds of newaza. Was pretty tired but pleased how it went. Worst round was an ultra hw brown belt who passed my guard and when i turtled up was attacking to the back but managed to avoid being submitted or pinned which is good! Managed to pull off a few submissions on a couple of the blue belts which is always good too!
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